The Convention of Kütahya, also known as the Peace Agreement of Kütahya, ended the

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in May 1833. Map after first Ottoman-Egyptian war

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At the convention, the Ottoman provinces of Syria and Adana were ceded to Egypt, and Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt became governor-general of the two provinces. But the settlement of the Peace Agreement was not satisfactory to either party, resulting in the Second Ottoman-Egyptian War in 1839–1841.

Overview

Muhammad Ali of Egypt, ostensibly only a vassal state of the

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, was seeking to increase his personal power and gain control over Palestine, Syria and Arabia. In late 1831, he took his newly reformed army into a war against the Ottoman Sultan, Mahmud II, and easily defeated Ottoman forces and threatened

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itself. While Britain and France were sympathetic to Muhammad Ali, Nicholas I sent a Russian army to the assistance of the Turks. This intervention brought about peace by May 1833, which left Muhammad Ali of Egypt in control of Syria and Arabia.

Text of the Firman

The firman (issued by the Sultan on the 6 May 1833) was addressed to all the authorities of the empire: The text goes on to offer amnesty to all persons for the events in Asia Minor, and charges the authorities to tranquillize the inhabitants, and to obtain their prayers for the Sultan.

References

Treaties of the Egypt Eyalet Bilateral treaties of the Ottoman Empire 1833 in Egypt 1833 treaties Egyptian–Ottoman War (1831–1833) History of Kütahya May 1833 {{Treaty-stub